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Page 4 Early writers treated especially of those principles which ought to be observed in
interstate action , and the wealth of quotation and testimony introduced to
establish the validity of principles now considered almost axiomatic , is
overwhelming .

Page 5 ... of many treaties containing the same general provisions , and the whole
movement of modern civilization toward unifying the interests of states , has
rapidly enlarged the range of international action and the scope of international
law .

Page 23 ( c ) 1815 to date . The Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ) , the Peace of Utrecht ( 1713
) , and the Treaty of Vienna ( 1815 ) are the three celebrated cases of combined action of modern European powers . The “ balance of power " idea had gradually
...

Page 34 In the later days of the modern period , the writers upon the law of nations , while
sometimes discussing problems before they arise , in general attempt to expound
the rules and principles which have entered already into interstate action .

Page 35 come up for formal state action , afford a valuable source of information upon the
attitude of states toward questions still formally unsettled . The simple expression
to state agents in the way of instructions or information as to the position of the ...

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Page 436 - Government, in order to evince its desire of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory provision for the future, agrees that in deciding the questions between the two countries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Majesty's Government had undertaken to act upon the principles set forth in these rules.

Page 435 - In deciding the matters submitted to the Arbitrators they shall be governed by the following three rules, which are agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties as rules to be taken as applicable to the case...

Page 435 - First to use due diligence to prevent the fitting out, arming, or equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has reasonable ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on war against a Power with which it is at peace...

Page 35 - Nothing contained in this Convention shall be so construed as to require the United States of America to depart from its traditional policy of not intruding upon, interfering with, or entangling itself in the political questions or policy or internal administration of any foreign State; nor shall anything contained in the said Convention be construed to imply a relinquishment by the United States of America of its traditional attitude toward purely American questions.

Page 295 - States from which a vessel of the other belligerent (whether the same shall be a ship of war, a privateer, or a merchant ship) shall have previously departed until after the expiration of at least twenty-four hours from the departure of such last-mentioned vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United States.

Page 465 - The laws, rights, and duties of war apply not only to armies, but also to militia and volunteer corps fulfilling the following conditions: 1 . To be commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; 2. To have a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance; 3. To carry arms openly; and 4. To conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war. In countries where militia or volunteer corps constitute the army, or form part of it, they are included under the denomination...

Page 60 - Whereas we are happily at peace with all sovereign powers and states : " And whereas hostilities have unhappily commenced between the Government of the United States of America and certain states styling themselves the Confederate States of America...